The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-05-05
LE0ISLATURE OF FLORIDA.
FIRST SESSION UNDER CONSTITUTION
OF 1856.
ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS.

OF 1885.
ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. y
Senate.
TUESDAY, April "a. 1887.
The Senate met.
The President in the chair
A quorum present
PRAYER by the Chaplain
CORRECTION OF THE JOURNAL
Tn The first column, in the resolution offered
by Mr. McKinne, il was corrected 10 appear
(which was agreed to by two-ihirds vote
Tie Journal, as corrected, was approved
INTRODUCTION OF BTLLa
The following bills were introduced, read
'By Mr.. Cole: Senate bill No. IA. an act Tor
the relief Of auctioneers in this State.
By Mr.. Bryan Senate biil No. l45, an ACT 70
amend section OF an act regulating convey
ances of real and personal property and the re-
cordinp thereof approved November 10, 1928
By Mr. Wall: Senate bill No. 146, an act to
leaaIize the change of the gauge of the track OF
The South Florida Railroad Company, and Tor
other purposes
REPORTS OF CoNMrTTEEs-
Mr.. Mallory, Chairman of the Committee on
Judiciary, reported favorably Senate bills Nos
lU7. llU. l2U, lG1 6uu 1907 dASV, uut@sO."cy
Senate bill No "a; Senate bills Nos. "a and III
were returned, with the recommendation that
they be considered at the same time and win
the several other bills on the same subject now
on their second reading in the Senate ,-
Mr. Neel, Chairman OF the Committee on MI
litia, reported favorably Senate bill No 100,
with amendments.
Mr. Walker, OF the Special Joint Committee
looking to the speedy enactment Of legislation,
made the following report:
Your Committee appointed to report method
looking to the speedy enactment OF all legislation
required under the New Constitution, respectfully
report follows
That they have examined the Constitution and
recommend that the several committees OF sne SEN
ate and House Of Representatives., % hereinafter
named, report bills TO their respective houses as
follows: s...ress...-J.
bills providing for legislation required BY section
Is, Article ~, sections II, Is, 20. 81, 22 and 81
of Article V, sections and % Article XVI, section
"a, Article III.
bills providing legislation required by section rs OF
Article Ill, sections Is, q, 27apd2S OF Article XVI
The Committee on Agriculture OF the senate 10 10
section g. Article Nv, aud section Z, Article XVIII.
The Committee on Privileges aud Elections OF
the Senate to report bills providing for legislation
required by sections 2, aud of Article vi.
The Committee on Census and Apportionment
ofthe House to report bills required BY section
of Article VII *
Inc COmmltLcC On lily auu SOuuVy OtbohA~h-
tons of the House to report bills required by Sec
tions 5, aud Of Article VIII.
Tue Committee on Education of the Senate to e.
port o bill under section IA, Article XII. :,
The Committee State Affairs of the Senate TO
report bill under section of Article XII
The Committee on Health Of the Senate, Article
XIV.
The Committee on Lands OF the House. section 8,
Article XVI.
The Committee on Railroads and Telegraph of
the Senate sections 30 and 81 Article XVI.
The Committee Temperance OF the House,
Article XIX.
Your committee further recommend that the sev-
eral committees above named shall take notice OF
all bills already introduced, covering the subjects
referred to them, and, If In their Judgment any OF
such bills should pass, they shall so recommend
instead Of reporting other bills covering the same
subject matter.
The Attorney-General, upon the suggestion Of
your committee. has cOurteonsly rendered his aid
to the several committees In drafting al necessary
themselves Of the valuable assistance OF the Attor
ney-General
Your committee further report that it has been
brought their attention that proper codifcation
Of the laws Of Florida is greatly needed, simple
digest, being of necessity unreliable conta lining In
many instances the opinions OF the compiler OF
what the law should be- rather than what 1t Is, and
we recommend that the Judiciary Committees OF
both houses TAXI this matter under consideration
aud report by bill or otherwise:
For the Senate Committee
II. G. MASON,
For the House Committee.
Mr. Whidden Chairman of the Committee ON
State Affairs reported favorably an act to pro-
vide for the erection or purchase of an executive
mansion in or near the city OF Tallahassee ;
with amendments.
Mr.. Stockton, of the Judiciary Committee re
ported substitute for Senate bill No. IA.
Mr.. Miller, Chairman of the Committee on
Appropriations, reported favorably Senate bill
No. SO.
BILLS ON SECOND READING.
Senate bill No 81 was read the second time,
with amendments.
Mr. Delano moved the adoption of the amend
ment; agreed TO.
The bill was ordered epgrossed
Senate bill No. 55 was read the second time
and ordered engrossed.
Senate bill No So was read the second time
and ordered engressed.
Senate bill No 48 was read a second time.
Mr.. McKinne moved the indefinite postpone
ment OF the bill.
Mr. Delano moved that further consideration
of the bill be postponed until Saturday next, II
o'clock agreed to-
Senate bill No 10, an act for the protection OF
fish in this State, was read the secoud time
The President announced the hour OF 4 o'clock
had arrived for the special order. Tor the consid
Grafton of Senate bill No. IS. Mr.. Wall moved
that the special order be informally passed over
agreed TO.
Mr.. Wall moved that the further considera.
ton OF Senate bill No. 10 be postponed until
next Thursday at II O'Clock agreed 10.
Mr.. Mann moved TO PRINT 100 copies of the
bill for the use OF the Senate and DIR. Martin
offered to amend by having all bills pertaining
TO this subject printed; agreed to.
Mr.. McKinne, by permission, introduced Sen.
ate bill No. lat, an act for the Incorporation of
banking associations, and to provide their gen.
eral powers and liabilities which was read add
referred.
Mr.. Mallory, by permission, was allowed to
withdraw the report OF Judiciary Committee on
Senate Joint Resolution proposing an amend
ment 10 Section 81, of Article XVI, of The Con
stitution of 1885. ..D
The special order for the consideration OF
Senate bill No. % was taken up, and Mr. Fow-
Ter offered the following amendment In section
strike out on second line all after the word
s.value" to words "shall have lien' In fourth
line.
Mr.. Walker offered the following amendment
10 the amendment: Add, but such lien shall
not effect the title of innocent purchasers OF any
such property, or persons innocently acquiring
mortgage thereon, or the lien of other me
chanics, subsequently doing work on such prop
erty, and The lien 80 subsequently acquired shall
be first satisfied.
Mr. Mallory moved that the Senate take re-
cess until FIVE minutes TO 10 o'clock; agreed to
Al five minutes to twelve o'clock the Senate
resumed lis session.
"A committee from the House Of Representa-
tives appeared before the Senate and announced
that the House was ready TO receive the Senate
and the President announced that the Senate
would now proceed to the Hall Of the House o